This week so far I have went through a belt and a radiator hose. I learned that usually if you are going through parts there is another problem that you are not seeing ( I knew this already but there is a difference between reading and experience). After the original belt I changed snapped the fan stopped working and the radiator hoses gave out. I fixed that for now and replaced the belt again. I heard the brand new belt slipping after 200 miles and decided that maybe it was just installed improperly so I got under the hood to inspect and found that the power steering pulley steel support had a very large break in it. So I dropped the car and found a welder in the nearest town. Then I went back to take those three bolts out thinking this will be a piece of cake (that’s another lesson I learned this week never assume). It turned out that the fracture point was acting like a lock washer. The combination of the pressure and the rust made removal of this particular bolt just about impossible. After rounding the edges of the bolt I decided to go into town and call around for some tips. I went back to the shop and they loaned me a ½ drive short 14mm. That gave me a snug enough fit to use my breaker bar and finally….. finally…. I BROKE IT OFF. I thought it would be easy, HA! Anyways I’m in a pickle for now until I drill it out and healla coil in there, I think jb weld should hold. It’s all I have. This week I am also learning how to deal with difficult customer service and I interviewed a shop owner and got some tips on working with customers in the industry.

Hours this week: 15

Hours total: 184